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Yep - this for me is a great reason to want Leicester to win the league. If Ulloa, in Vardy's absence, scored the goal that won Leicester the league, I'd be bloody delighted. With Spurs playing at Chelsea in a couple of weeks, it's definitely not impossible.

Completely agree. A Boro win is the only way we can be in the top two at the end of tonight, and Burnley having a tricky trip to Preston in three days' time is just another reason to hope they're off balance. Not sure I think Boro will be going all out for it though.

Red tape isn't entirely down to the EU, of course. The current campaign to reduce red tape by our own government is here: https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and wouldn't be happening were we forbidden to do it. The other thing to bear in mind is the additional red tape we would...

You've only lost two at home... and we've only lost two away. It would be a cracking match, that's for sure. Plus it's quite feasible that we'll come there needing a win to finish above Burnley, but with you already crowned Champions. You're never going to roll over, but that would be very...

But what exactly does this mean? Surely it's overwhelmingly likely that we'd strike a trade deal that meant we'd still be part of the single market even if we weren't in the EU? If so, you're still getting a lot of that piss over yourself, the problem is you have even less say - ie absolutely...

I don't disagree with that. The question for the rest of the EU is what will cost it more money / what will weaken it the most: a) Losing the UK and not giving us the deal you imagine, or b) Running the risk of Spain/Italy/other following the UK out. They're both pretty bad options for Germany...

Make up your mind... If we leave and get a cosy deal, then those same voters you refer to will demand to leave to. It could be French voters, Italian, Spanish, who knows. Wherever it happens, if there is sufficient public demand for a referendum they'll eventually get one, either by forcing...

If we leave, the EU will want to make damn sure we're the last country to do so; they'll have to discourage everyone else from following us or risk the whole thing collapsing. I think therefore the EU will have absolutely no choice but to stand up and refuse a good deal. Why would they make...

I'm not disputing how the EU's position is reached, but that doesn't change the main point; once the EU has a position, the US will find that position harder to argue with that it would if it were coming from any individual country. That applies whether the individual country is Slovakia...

No, of course they don't. But isn't the point that in negotiations (e.g. TTIP), the EU speaks with one voice that's a hell of a lot louder than ours (or Slovakia's...) would be outside it? Each country alone can be ignored; together America has to sit up and listen.

I don't think there's a way to avoid having (at least) one of Murphy, Skalak & Knockaert on the bench - which is both a shame and a blessing to be able to bring one on. Personally I would go for: ...................Stockdale ...Bruno Goldson Dunk Rosenior Knockaert Kayal Stephens Murphy...

Unless it's us smashing Boro on the last day :drink:

Do they? Of course that's what we get to see in our news/media - not to mention it's obsession with the "Special Relationship" - but is it really true? The first European Obama invited to the White House was the King of Spain; the most recent was the President of Italy. TTIP (whatever your...

There will be at least one more "WTF?!" result this season. I'm thinking like our utter drubbing at Cardiff - losing there might not be ridiculous, but the manner was well out of character with our form just before and since. It could be Bolton getting something from Boro; it could just as...

The population of the UK is 64m, the population of the EU is 504m (eight times the size), the population of the US is 319m. I'm pretty sure the US would pay far more attention to one single market 50% bigger than they are, than they would to one just 1/5 their size. Why wouldn't they?

I had us finishing 3rd, just behind Burnley on Goal Difference, after failing to get the point we need at Boro. I had Burnley winning at Birmingham, given that Leeds managed to win there. There are plenty of posts/threads on here saying we'll be promoted at Charlton or v Derby, but I can't see...

Because they're pretty unlikely to even be in the playoffs (according to Skybet). Say roughly a 2/3 chance of finishing top two = 1/3 chance of playoffs, then a 1/4 chance of winning the playoff lottery when they get there.

What you're missing (other than the fact that London's population is far bigger than any of the "out" regions listed), are Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. Scotland & Northern Ireland are even more pro-Remain than London, and Wales isn't far behind either:

They're on a decent run and have a bloody good front line, so they'll score. But then they're crap at the back, so so will we. Decisive factor will be Baldock's return - so 3-2 to the Albion.

Oh. I always think he's the pundit that talks more crap than the rest put together, which doesn't bode well.